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Teen Focus on Painting Muted Cityscapes Overview: Students create an acrylic painting incorporating realistic cityscapes using a muted palette and either 1- or 2-point perspective. Students use cityscape as subject matter, accurate perspective, desaturated palette, and thick paint application. Vocabulary + Terms: Horizon Line, Vanishing Point, Cone of Vision Featured Artist: Kim Cogan

Tell us a little bit about you and your background My name is Danielle and I am the Director in Manhasset. I am originally from California and have lived in New York for 15 years. I moved to New York for grad school and obtained my Masters in Fine Arts from Columbia University School of the Arts in 2013. My background is in the Performing Arts world, and after touring as a stage manager extensively, I found myself working at a children’s acting school and made the change to arts education about 10 years ago. With a survival-job hiatus after the school had to temporarily close because of the pandemic, I decided to re-enter the arts education field and here I am.    What attracted you to work at ORS? I am a big believer in looking for the signs that will show you where you are meant to be…

Teen Digital Art Shuffle Punny Animal Fusions Overview: Students create an illustration of their favorite animal that is combined with a random drawing prompt or a silly pun. Students learn how to fuse two different concepts to create one unique concept. Essential Skills: Students learn about realistic textures, clipping masks, and perspective. Vocabulary + Terms: Reference Image, Clipping Mask, Perspective. Featured Artist: Ryan McCulloch

How long have you been a student at One River? I’ve attended classes at One River since the pre-pandemic era, making it so that I’ve spent approximately four to five years at the institution. The majority of those years, if not all, were spent within the Teen Digital Art Shuffle Class, a course of study focused on the mastery of computer-based art. Initially, I expected to simply learn the basics of digital art and go from there, however I managed to fall in love with the multitude of unique projects offered within the class, triggering what many would describe as a passion. Nevertheless, I still managed to incorporate other mediums into my artistic adventures via a summer camp that focused on colored pencils, an experience that I recommend to anyone looking to expand beyond their current artistic abilities.   Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young…